Laos

Arrive in Vientiane and transfer to your hotel. Over Night stay at hotel.

Break Fast at Hotel, Start with City tour that includes Pha That Luang, a gleaming golden stupa – the national monument, Ho Pha Keo, the former royal temple, now a museum with beautiful examples of Buddhist sculpture; Wat Si Saket and Patuxai, a monumental arch inspired by the Arc de Triomphe. Overnight stay at Hotel.

Breakfast at Hotel. Transfer to the airport and fly to Luang Prabang. Arrive and transfer to the hotel of your choice. Refresh and we shall proceed for an enjoyable a city tour. Visit Wat Visoun, the oldest living temple here and see its collection of antique wooden Buddhas. Visit the nearby Wat Aham before continuing to Wat Xieng Thong, the crown jewel with its many ornate buildings and exquisite mosaic and gold-stenciled murals. Stroll down the main street. Visit Mount Phousi for a sunset view. The climb entails 328 – 410 steps depending on where you enter. Overnight stay at Hotel.

Breakfast at Hotel. Visit the National Museum (former Royal Palace), a modest but graceful building which combines traditional Lao and French beaux-arts motifs. Continue to Wat Mai, once the residence of the Patriarch of the Buddhist clergy. Enjoy a boat excursion up the Mekong River to Tham Pak Ou Caves, housing hundreds of Buddha images. On the way back, visit Ban Xang Hai Village, famous for its lao lao – the local rice wine whisky and Ban Xang Khong village known for its traditional hand woven cotton and silk and local mulberry paper. Overnight stay at Hotel.

Breakfast at Hotel. Check out Hotel and Transfer to the airport.